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28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

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28 The wicked flee, but no one pursues,
    but the righteous is bold like a lion.

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To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
    to obey the law is to fight them.

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Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked,
    but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.

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12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
    When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

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12 When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory,
    but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

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28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
    When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

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28 With the rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden,
    and with their perishing, the righteous will multiply.

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When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
    But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

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When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice,
    but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

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The godly care about the rights of the poor;
    the wicked don’t care at all.

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The righteous knows the case of the poor,
    but the wicked does not understand knowledge.

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16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
    but the godly will live to see their downfall.

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16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,
    but the righteous will look on his downfall.

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27 The righteous despise the unjust;
    the wicked despise the godly.

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27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright[a] is an abomination to the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”